Great investigative work by TPD!

Our Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit worked closely with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office to seize a website that impersonated a Sarasota County resident and sold non-existent horses for thousands of dollars. Thanks to the investigators and our prosecutors for protecting Floridians from another scam!

We stand ready to prosecute those responsible for the murders of Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña, and Pablo Morales.

First Street’s climate risk scores on Zillow, Redfin & Realtor.com are presented as accurate and scientific. They’re not. We are taking them to court because Florida homeowners deserve facts, not alarmist scores that hit their property values and their wallets.

Parents deserve control, and corporations must design for kids' safety—not addiction.

Today, we proposed the Safe Screens Act to require app stores to link minors to a parent’s account and get parental consent before downloading or buying an app. The proposal would also limit addictive features and programing that have hurt kids.   If you invite our children onto your platform, you have a duty to keep them safe. myfloridalegal.com/newsrelea…

AG James Uthmeier Proposes the Safe Screens Act to Protect Minors on App Stores, Online Platforms, and AI Chatbots xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1dKrPrXgO…

As I said at the time, the multi-state settlement with Meta was a slap on the wrist. New Mexico was just awarded $25 billion for privacy violations, with $15 billion related to Cambridge Analytica. The multi-state settlement? $459 million that must be divided up among 48 states for the same violations. Florida isn't going to sell out to Meta. We're going to hold them accountable.

Public officials don’t get to write the rules and then write themselves a check. Our Public Integrity Unit is just getting started.

Today, we announced the arrest of Kissimmee Mayor Eva Jacquelyn Espinosa for Grand Theft and Organized Scheme to Defraud. Mayor Espinosa used her position to push a grant program, then took $50,000 from it to enrich her family’s businesses.   Public officials do not get to write the rules and then write themselves a check. Florida taxpayers funded that money to help small businesses, not to enrich the mayor who controlled it. myfloridalegal.com/newsrelea…

AG James Uthmeier Joins CFO Blaise Ingoglia, and FDLE Commissioner Larry Keefe in Orlando to Announce the Arrest of Kissimmee Mayor Following Public Corruption Investigation xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1kKzDPRQn…

This morning, we arrested Kissimmee mayor Jackie Espinosa and are charging her with Grand Theft and Organized Scheme to Defraud. We will be holding a press conference at 2pm at our Orlando office with CFO Ingoglia and FDLE Commissioner Keefe to provide more information.

Today, we launched an investigation into corporation-created insurance policies that stop Florida homeowners from hiring outside help with their claims. Some companies are using clauses that ban licensed public adjusters—and may even reject a claim if you hire one. Homeowners who use these advocates can get up to 30% more money. We are looking into whether carriers worked together to keep payouts lower for Florida’s homeowners. myfloridalegal.com/newsrelea…

30 years ago, the Castro regime conspired to shoot down two Brothers to the Rescue planes, murdering Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales. Today, we secured a Florida arrest warrant for Raúl Castro for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Today, we announced that our office secured a state arrest warrant for communist dictator Raúl Castro, charging him with Conspiracy to Commit First-Degree Murder for the Feb 24, 1996, shootdown of two unarmed Brothers to the Rescue aircraft over international waters.   Raúl Castro ordered the pre-meditated, state-sanctioned murder of four Floridians in cold blood. Florida will never stop pursuing accountability for Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mariode la Peña, and Armando Alejandre Jr. myfloridalegal.com/newsrelea…